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Hover

The subject ok Keiko’s death, it was never far away, hovering over us whenever we talked.

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To stay up in the air but without moving anywhere.

Pairando

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Dwelt

For although we never dwelt long on the subject of Keiko’s death…

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Past simple and past participle of dwell

To live in a place or in a particular way.Love in, habitable.

Estender-se, alongar-se num assunto

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Settee

She was sitting across the settee, a paperback book on her knee.

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A large, comfortable seat for more than one person.

Sofa

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Paperback

She was sitting across the settee, a paperback book on her knee.

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A book that has a soft paper cover.

Livro de capa mole

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Halt

The rebuilding programme had come to a halt…

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Noun : the action of stopping something from moving or happening
parada, alto, interrupção
The car came to a halt.

verb
UK /hɒlt/ US /hɔlt/

to stop or make something stop
parar, deter
Work on the project was halted immediately.

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Ditches

Several acres of dried mud and ditches.

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ditch
noun
UK /dɪtʃ/

a long, narrow hole in the ground next to a road or field that water can flow through
valeta, fosso

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Appalling

Many complained it was a health hazard, and indeed the drainage was appalling.

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appalling
adjective
UK /əˈpɔː·lɪŋ/ US /əˈpɔ·lɪŋ/

very bad
aterrador, estarrecedor
appalling behaviour

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Hazard

Many complained it was a health hazard, and indeed the drainage was appalling.

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hazard
noun
UK /ˈhæz·əd/ US /ˈhæz·ərd/

something that is dangerous
perigo, risco
a fire hazard
a health hazard

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Transience

And yet I remember an unmistakable air of transience there, as if we were all of us eating for the day we could move to something better.

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transience
noun [ U ] formal
UK /ˈtræn.zi.əns/ US /ˈtræn.zi.əns/

the quality of being transient (= temporary):
the transience of human existence/fame
Her paintings are metaphors for the transience and fragility of life.

mainly US
the fact of living only temporarily in a place:
In many American cities, transience in one’s 20s and 30s is an accepted part of modern life.
The city appeals to gangs because of the transience of the population.

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Bulldozers

One wooden cottage had survived both the devastation of the war and the government bulldozers.

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bulldozer
noun
UK /ˈbʊlˌdəʊ.zər/ US /-ˌdoʊ.zɚ/

a heavy vehicle with a large blade in front, used for pushing earth and stones away and for making areas of ground flat at the same time

Trator

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Snub

She had spoken to the woman that morning and had received a clear snub.

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snub
verb
UK /snʌb/

to insult someone by not giving them any attention or treating them as if they are not important
ignorar
- I think she felt snubbed because Anthony hadn’t bothered to introduce himself.

snub
noun

afronta
I simply didn’t recognize her and apparently she took it as a snub.

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Insufferable

Has anyone ever told you how insufferable you are?

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insufferable
adjective
UK /ɪnˈsʌf.ər.ə.bl̩/ US /-ɚ-/

very annoying, unpleasant, or uncomfortable, and therefore extremely difficult to bear
insuportável
She disliked the president, whom she once described as an ‘insufferable bore’.
The underground is insufferable in this heat.

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Womb

We need a postmortem on her womb.

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womb
noun
UK /wuːm/ US /wum/

the part inside a woman’s body where a baby grows
útero

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Coy

Oh, let’s not be coy.

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coy
adjective
UK /kɔɪ/ US

intentionally keeping something secret
reservado
She’s very coy about her age.

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Dull

He is intolerably dull.

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dull
adjective
UK /dʌl/ US /dʌl/

not interesting
desinteressante, chato

A dull place

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Swiftly

Hysteria is a medical condition, one that can be swiftly and permanently corrected.

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swift
adjective
UK /swɪft/ US /swɪft/

happening or moving quickly
rápido
Aswift response

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Seamstress

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seamstress
noun old-fashioned
UK /ˈsiːm.strəs/ /ˈsem.strəs/ US /ˈsiːm.strəs/ /ˈsem.strəs/

a woman whose job is sewing and making clothes
costureira, modista

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Tailor

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tailor
noun
UK /ˈteɪ·lər/ US /ˈteɪ·lər/

someone whose job is to make or repair clothes, especially men’s clothes
alfaiate

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Luncheon

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luncheon
noun
UK /ˈlʌn.tʃən/ US

formal for lunch
almoço

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Seance

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séance
noun
UK /ˈseɪ.ɒns/ US /-ɑːns/

a meeting where people try to talk with dead people
sessão espírita
They’re holding a séance this evening.

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Bait

He was the bait, inspector.

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bait
noun [ no plural ]
UK /beɪt/ US /beɪt/

food that is used to attract and catch animals or fish
isca

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Acquaintance

Pleasure to make your acquaintance

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acquaintance
noun
UK /əˈkweɪn·təns/ US /əˈkweɪn·t̬əns/

someone you have met, but do not know well
conhecido, -a
He’s a business acquaintance.

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Prying

Away from prying eyes, people gossiping.

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pry
verb
UK /praɪ/ US /praɪ/

to try to find out private facts about a person:
As a reporter, I was paid to pry into other people’s lives.
I hope you don’t think I’m prying, but has your boyfriend ever lived with anyone before?
She wanted a private holiday away from prying eyes (= where no one would be trying to see her).

Curisoso

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Ingrained

Your madness is deeply ingrained.

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ingrained
adjective
UK /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ US

(of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change
arraigado
Such ingrained prejudices cannot be corrected easily.
The belief that you should own your house is deeply ingrained in our society.

Ingrained dirt has got under the surface of something and is difficult to remove.
entranhado
The oil had become ingrained in his skin.

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Unravel

It’ll need a strong arm to protect the honest folk when it all starts to unravel.

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unravel
verb
UK /ʌnˈræv.əl/

If you unravel a mysterious, unknown, or complicated subject, you make it known or understood, and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood.
desvendar, ser desvendado
We have a long way to go before we unravel the secrets of genetics.

If a piece of knitted or woven cloth, a knot, or a mass of thread unravels, it separates into a single thread, and if you unravel it, you separate it into a single thread.
desfiar(-se)
You’d better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel.
I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I’d knitted it too small.

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Sly

You think you are so clever. Slippery, cunning like the rest of your sly race.

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sly
adjective
UK /slaɪ/ US /slɑɪ/

deceiving people in a clever way to get what you want
astuto, dissimulado

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Clara, I know that your father would have been filled with immense joy to see you betrothed here today.

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betrothed
noun [ S ] formal or old use
UK /bɪˈtrəʊðd/ US /bɪˈtroʊðd/

a person that someone has promised to marry, or has been promised to as a marriage partner:
He sent a dozen roses to his betrothed.

Sinônimos
fiancé
fiancée

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Frenzied

The attack was frenzied.

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frenzied
adjective
UK /ˈfren.ziːd/ US

uncontrolled and excited, sometimes violent
desenfreado

The office was a scene of frenzied activity this morning.
As the evening wore on the dancing got more and more frenzied.

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Shrine

Almost a shrine he built for her.

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shrine
noun
UK /ʃraɪn/ US /ʃrɑɪn/

a holy place where people go to pray
santuário